El dios abandona a Antonio
Escrito en el año 1911, El dios abandona a Antonio se basa en un texto de Plutarco. Su autor, Cavafis, recurrirá a una anécdota histórica como motivo literario. Octavio derrota a Marco Antonio, su dios familiar lo ha abandonado. Cavafis desarrolla un poema de índole estoico, no amargo ante la derrota.
El dios abandona a Antonio
Cuando de pronto, a medianoche, se oigapasar invisible un báquico cortejocon músicas maravillosas, con vocerío -tu fortuna flaqueante, tus obrasfallidas, los sueños de tu vidaque salieron todos vanos, no los llores inúltilmente.Como dispuesto desde hace tiempo, como un valiente,despide, despide a Alejandría, que se aleja.Sobre todo no te engañes, no digas que fueun sueño, que tu oído te engañó;no te acojas a tan vanas esperanzas.Como dispuesto desde hace tiempo, como un valiente,como te cabe a ti, que de una ciudad tal mereciste el honor;acércate resuelto a la ventanay escucha conmovido, mas sinsúplicas ni lamentos de cobarde,como goce postrero los sones,los maravillosos instrumentos del místico, báquico cortejoy despide, despide a la Alejandría que tú pierdes.
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Leonard Cohen se inspirará en este poema para escribir su canción Alexandra Leaving. Se ha modificado el sentido original del poema.
Suddenly the night has grown colder.
The god of love preparing to depart.
Alexandra hoisted on his shoulder,
They slip between the sentries of the heart.
Upheld by the simplicities of pleasure,
They gain the light, they formlessly entwine;
And radiant beyond your widest measure
They fall among the voices and the wine.
It’s not a trick, your senses all deceiving,
A fitful dream, the morning will exhaust –
Say goodbye to Alexandra leaving.
Then say goodbye to Alexandra lost.
Even though she sleeps upon your satin;
Even though she wakes you with a kiss.
Do not say the moment was imagined;
Do not stoop to strategies like this.
As someone long prepared for this to happen,
Go firmly to the window. Drink it in.
Exquisite music. Alexandra laughing.
Your firm commitments tangible again.
And you who had the honor of her evening,
And by the honor had your own restored –
Say goodbye to Alexandra leaving;
Alexandra leaving with her lord.
Even though she sleeps upon your satin;
Even though she wakes you with a kiss.
Do not say the moment was imagined;
Do not stoop to strategies like this.
As someone long prepared for the occasion;
In full command of every plan you wrecked –
Do not choose a coward’s explanation
that hides behind the cause and the effect.
And you who were bewildered by a meaning;
Whose code was broken, crucifix uncrossed –
Say goodbye to Alexandra leaving.
Then say goodbye to Alexandra lost.
Say goodbye to Alexandra leaving.
Then say goodbye to Alexandra lost.
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